- Columbus Tower (London)
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Columbus Tower General information Status Approved Location Canary Wharf, London, UK Height Roof 237 metres (778 ft) Technical details Floor count 65 Floor area 93,423 m2 (1,005,600 sq ft) Design and construction Architect DMWR Architects Columbus Tower is a high-rise development by Commercial Estates Group proposed for a key site at Canary Wharf, London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The 63-storey, 242 m (794 ft) AOD (Above Ordnance Datum) tower is located on a 0.36 hectare site at the western end of the north dock at West India Quay.
The scheme, designed by Mark Weintraub Architecture & Design, includes 30,871 m2 (332,290 sq ft) of prime office space, a 192-room hotel, 74 serviced apartments, a rooftop bar and a restaurant, as well as a large health and fitness club, significant retail space and a publicly-accessible Winter Garden at ground level.
Columbus Tower will join an existing cluster of high-rise development at Canary Wharf. Located at what will be a high footfall transport interchange hub, the proposed tower’s location is directly above the site earmarked for the approach tunnels to the new Crossrail station at Canary Wharf.
In December 2008, a planning application was submitted to the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. This application was virtually identical to application granted full consent in March 2005. Tower Hamlets councillors initially rejected the second application, but Conservative Mayor of London Boris Johnson exercised new powers allowing him to intervene and take over the application, and on 7 October 2009 he granted conditional planning permission and conservation area consent for the scheme.[1]
See also
- Tall buildings in London
References
- ^ "Mayor backs giant Docklands tower". BBC News. Thursday, 8 October 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8296454.stm. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
Canary Wharf Buildings CurrentOne Canada Square (235 m, 1991) · 8 Canada Square (200 m, 2002) · Citigroup Centre (200 m, 2001) · One Churchill Place (156 m, 2004) · 25 Bank Street (153 m, 2003) · 40 Bank Street (153 m, 2003) · 10 Upper Bank Street (151 m, 2003) · 1 Cabot Square (89 m, 1991) · 5 Canada Square (88 m, 2003) · 25 Cabot Square (81 m, 1991) · 25 North Colonnade (80 m, 1991) · 10 Cabot Square (74 m, 1991) · 20 Canada Square (71 m, 2003) · 20 Bank Street (68 m, 2003) · 20 Cabot Square (65 m, 1991) · 50 Bank Street (63 m, 2002) · 30 South Colonnade (62 m, 1991) · 17 Columbus Courtyard (45 m, 1999) · 20 Columbus Courtyard (45 m, 1999) · 1 Westferry Circus (45 m, 1992) · 11 Westferry Circus (45 m, 1997) · 15 Westferry Circus (44.5 m, 2001) · 7 Westferry Circus (43.6 m, 1992)Under constructionApproved
Transport links CurrentA13 road · Canary Wharf DLR Station · Canary Wharf Pier · Canary Wharf – Rotherhithe Ferry · Canary Wharf Underground Station · Heron Quays DLR Station · London City Airport · South Quay DLR StationUnder constructionCanary Wharf Crossrail StationOther 
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Under construction Shard London Bridge · Bishopsgate Tower · Riverside South · St George Wharf Tower · 122 Leadenhall Street
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- Canary Wharf buildings
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